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That’s where I’m at. I want to upgrade the D line. Dexter is our best interior pass rusher grading well in that aspect despite his flaws. He struggles to get off blocks and make tackles on runs. He also just 24 years old which is as old as two of the top 5 DTs in the draft class. Can he be replaced via the draft? Of course but not likely with the trade value we’d get in exchange. Any decent FA will likely cost more. i keep him as part of the rotation and try to add two starter level talents. One via FA and one in the draft.

Because this is his last year, so unless youre gonna sign him to a big contract, better to let him go this last year and get something for him, even if it's a 5th rounder. Plus, you bank on the idea that his replacement is a better player than he is, and he is STILL so slow off the ball, and that is not what DA wants from the DLine. If you could keep 300 players, then i get it - why lose something if you dont have to, but the reason is because Dexter is taking up a spot that someone else could have an potentially do better with.

Question...does anyone know what happened to www.sticktothemodel.com draft simulator? I cant find it anymore. Disregard...went to X and found a link. My browser must be hiding it.

People complaining about Swift's lack of toughness between the numbers and their solution is to trade him and then draft an outside-the-numbers runner in Singleton?

Dexter is not a DA guy so it makes sense. I figure Jaylon Johnson may be the only defender left in another year or two. Stevenson, Dexter, Jarrett, Sweat, Odeyingbo, Edmunds, and Edwards will all be gone. Byard is the only one that may come back, but probably only for another year.

Because you think he's just a guy and you are trying to build a better team; so get picks and go younger and trust DA to get things right over time. Or trade him for a player who is a better scheme fit.

The Jets are trading Tremaine Johnson DE to Titans for DT Trevonde Sweat. Poles almost pulled the trigger on Tremaine at the deadline. A few here mentioned we should look at Sweat for NT.

The rumor is teams are inquiring about him. He is a Flus guy and not a DA guy, so maybe they consider. With Grady sticking around for one more year and Turner also a possible 3T, and plenty of talent that should be available around pick 25, they could get value moving him now.

We need help on the DL, so why would they trade Dexter? You aren't getting anything valuable for him plus any DT you would bring in would cost more. He's not a star player but he's not a bad player. If we had a younger player to replace him , I would understand but we don't plus he's durable. I don't remember him missing any games.

Those 4th/5th/6th picks can also be valuable chips to trade / acquire good players with needs to (see Jackson / Thuney).

He's not a difference maker and he's a year from getting paid. I'm okay trading him now - or you play the comp game. We won't get a ton -but if you can for example trade our 4th and get an earlier 4th plus a 6th or something - you do it. I'll feel better about Poles if I see him make these type(s) of moves with guys he brought in - shows me he is thinking forward and not lost on the current prize vs. the long term goal. Now he also has to execute and hit on picks (knowing some are going to fail - but overall hit rate has to be good). Get a lot of picks - have a solid hit rate - good things happen, rinse and repeat in terms of how you keep difference makers vs. who you let go/allow to move on (usually preference is a year early vs. a year late).

Rumor has it Gervin Dexter is on the trade market.

No he was pretty clear about looking at options for DJ. No need to tip toe around it just leave it out there and make the market as big as possible.

Right that's what i was saying. They will take that $15M owed next year and restructure it out and fold it into a 3 year deal at $6M a year or something. And thats the same deal they will get if we cut him anyway. So does a team want to spend a 6th rounder to be sure they get the exclusive negotiating rights? If there's more than one team that would take him at $6M a year, then someone might want to trade to make sure they get him. But he's gonna get between $6M and $8M a year next year from someone.

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Sure if you have one buyer and one seller. $15mil could easily be converted into a bonus with lower salaries in year two or three bringing it to an AAV much less than $10mil.

I understand your point but if I was negotiating a deal, I would rather start at 0 than 15 mil. It will surprise me if many teams value him at 15 mil but you only need one.

I prefer the term( finished a deal) and not( in the process). Nothing is guaranteed until the money flows. I don't trust Illinois politicians.

It's funny that fans were bitching about moving from downtown to Arlington Heights. Then, they go berserk over Indiana. Now, Arlington Heights is a huge win. People are such sheep...🤪

Mitch got the raw end of the deal. Nagy + COVID in 2020 was the ultimate double whammy. Mitch went 6-3, while Foles went 2-5 with the same team. In the 3 games Trubisky "lost" the Bears allowed 35, 43, and 41. The Bears defense didn't allow more than 26 with Foles at QB. The Bears declined his 5th year option only to lose more games the following year, then fire the entire staff. He still has a winning record at QB, with a 78-48 TD-INT Ratio and a career 86.9 QB Rating. Not a superstar, somewhat limited, but still better than Brady Cook, McCarthy, Ward, Gabriel, Mills, Smith, Wentz, and Rattler, all of whom started multiple games last year.

I think this was always going to be the outcome, and stupid politicians and team Presidents need to do the whole dance for God knows what reason. It's so stupid, but yeah, I think that's where we will end up.

For sure, even if we take a QB in the 6th round or something too.

he's probably not worth a 2nd, but he is worth something to us as well as a backup, so if you want him a year early you gotta pay a premium, that's why the 2nd. Next year, we would take a 3rd, but right now, I think we keep him another year and take the 3rd next year if thats all thats being offered. Also, if you think he's your starting QB, maybe you do think he's worth a 2nd if you really believe in him over other options?

I think the idea is that they would pay a 6th rounder to make sure they could sign him and not have someone else get him. Your point about the salary is a fair one. On the surface, the team trading would have to take on his contract, with $15M this year. But of course they wouldnt be trading him for one year OR wanting to pay that, so they will sign him to a new deal instead. I'm no cap expert, but i think as long as his new deal totals the $15M he is due or more across the life of it, they can do it. Maybe with Edmunds agreement they can just ignore it, I dunno. But I expect he'ill get a deal of at least 2 years, and the total value of the deal will exceed $15M so it can be a restructure to get him to a more reasonable number?

I'm not sure why any team would trade for him when they know he is going to be released. They can negotiate a new salary instead of paying him a big paycheck.